Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McGirk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McGirk and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McGirk
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for McGirk:
- 38.611141, -92.476299
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on McGirk
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Moniteau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Moniteau County
- Since McGirk is near Cole County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cole County
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named McGirk ...
We found one communities that share the name McGirk.
Within Missouri, the name McGirk is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named McGirk in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near McGirk ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bacon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Moniteau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <3>
- Centertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centertown is located in Cole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centertown <3>
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Hartsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Hartsburg is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsburg <3>
- High Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Moniteau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Sandy Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Moniteau County
- Scrivner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Cole County
How Far From McGirk to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McGirk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in McGirk and extending to:
- California, which is the Seat of Moniteau County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from McGirk to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 48 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,261 miles [11,685.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McGirk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McGirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McGirk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McGirk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6111, Longitude: -92.4763 In this case, the coordinates for McGirk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from McGirk to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.581 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.491 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.735 degrees. |